Wc -Sx- Jones wrote:
>
> James Edward Gray II wrote:
> >>>> if (-s $output_file) {
Why are you attributing to James what Guruguhan wrote?
> There are other reasons to test for a file size prior to opening it :)
>
> Why open a data file if it is zero length when you expect data?
What if "-s $output_file" returns true and then another process
truncates the file before you open it?
What if "-s $output_file" returns false and then another process adds
data to the file which you didn't open?
John
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